Malaysian Palm Oil Industry to Take Full Advantage of Drone Technology

A report in Bernama news, Kuala Lumpur, on November 24 says Malaysia expects to benefit from the use of drone technology in the palm oil sector within the next three years, according to Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.  She said drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ripe fruits and capable of transporting fruit bunches would be used.

This is anticipated to encourage young people to work in palm oil industry and increase local workers as well as ensure foreign workers to remain in the industry, she said when winding up the Committee-level debate on the Supply Bill 2022 in the Parliament last week.  The government has also proposed the use of government-to-government mechanisms so that the recruitment of foreign workers and agents, incentives, and salaries to be provided can be made transparent with the country of labor resources to ensure the country remains competitive.